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Annie NZ Auditions – The Search for Annie & the Orphans
From its Broadway beginnings to the classic film musical, this heart-warming rags-to-riches story of Annie’s journey from the hard-knock New York orphanage to the…
Revisiting Jane Campion’s Haunting Classic The Piano
The New Zealand-born director Jane Campion won the 1986 short film Palme d’Or at Cannes with her nine-minute Peel, shared the Palme d’Or for The Piano (with Chen Kaige’s…
How World War Changed Women’s Fashion
An exhibition called The Way We Wore – In Service and On The Street, which has begun online at the New Zealand Fashion Museum, is one of many…
Rocket Lab launches Commercial Space and Satellite Service
New Zealand is bracing to get a big slice of the global satellite launch market with its unique space programme getting ready to blast off by 2015.
Peter Beck, founder…
The Kiwi Bird
Watch a short clip about the Kiwi from the documentary series Mutant Planet. The series is about the magic of evolution and the…
Sainsbury’s Invests in Techion Cloud Technology
A small New Zealand-based agri-tech company Techion Group have received a research and development fund from UK supermarket giant Sainsbury’s.
The grant of 400,000 Euro will go towards further developing…
Tongariro National Park Running to Its Own Geological Beat
“The Tongariro Crossing is regularly called the best day walk in New Zealand, but with big claims come big crowds. At the height of summer, up to 1000 people…
Living a Kiwi Life – Episode 5: Karangahake Gorge
In this episode, the couple explore the abandon gold mining tunnels of the “Windows Walk” in the Karangahake Gorge, North Island, New Zealand. Living…
Britain’s Well-Loved Celebrity Chef Ross Burden
New Zealand chef Ross Burden, who became a celebrity in the UK after reaching the final of BBC MasterChef in 1993, has died in Auckland, aged 45 of an…
Keisha Castle-Hughes Picked for Game of Thrones
Oscar nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes will join the cast of hit HBO fantasy drama Game of Thrones, starring as Obara Sand, Oberyn’s eldest daughter and a fearsome warrior in her…
New Zealand Wine Favoured by British
New Zealand can claim another victory over Australians with research showing British wine drinkers prefer New Zealand vino to theirs.
New Zealand is now the second most popular country of…
Maori Haka and Weapons
Watch this video of a passionate Haka inspired by tradition. Produced by Tu Ake, a designer company which combines maori traditions with todays trends…
Velodrome Medal Haul at Glasgow Commonwealth Games
New Zealand has started its 2014 Commonwealth Games campaign with a bang winning three gold medals at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow.
Aucklander Sam Webster (pictured, centre), 23,…
Melanie Lynskey Revising Cinematic Female Archetypes
Melanie Lynskey has built a career on genuine, naturalistic portrayals of women in films like Up in the Air, Win Win, Hello, I Must Be Going, and, at age…
Photographer David Melcalf Travelling Home with Borneo Tribe
In the face of threats to Borneo’s cultural history, New Zealand-born photographer David Metcalf is seeking to help reunite the North Kalimantan Kenya Dayak tribe with their ancestral homelands.
Environmentalists…
Weird Al Yankovic Rethinks Lorde’s Royals
Lorde should feel honoured, according to Billboard magazine, because on Weird Al Yankovic’s new album Mandatory Fun, Royals is the only song the professional parodist reimagines as a song…
Planet of the Apes Sequel Motion Rapture by Cinematographer Michael Seresin
Cinematographer Michael Seresin’s recent work on Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes is “stunning, especially when we are following the apes swinging through the trees and across girders,”…
Kimbra Challenging Musical Genres
Over the course of The Vine’s 20 minute telephone interview with Grammy winner New Zealand singer Kimbra, 24, her “voice changes shape, tone, and accent, like an opalescent sheen…
Greg Foran Named New Wal-Mart USA CEO
Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retailer, has announced New Zealander Greg Foran as CEO of its US business, responsible for 4,700 stores and accounting for 60 percent of the company’s…
Agitation
Part 4 of 4 of an absolutely stunning timelapse series through the always changing landscapes of New Zealand. Shot over a 4 month period…
The Musket Room Offers Impeccable New Zealand Cuisine
“The Musket Room serves New Zealand cuisine with an impeccable presentation, adding a bit of whimsy with touches, such as edible flowers. And it is shaking things up…
Comic-Con Kicks Off Featuring Strong Kiwi Contingent
Comic-Con begins in San Diego today, with the New Zealand representatives ranging from Peter Jackson and the Hobbit producers to a small movie made by an Auckland animation school.
The…
Te Iwi Kiwi vs. Kangaroos
Watch the fierce Haka by the Te Iwi Kiwis at the New Zealand Rugby League, ANZAC Test 2014. The New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL)…
James McCullough Remembered as One of the “Truly Great” Financial Correspondents
New Zealand-born James McCullough, one of Australia’s best-known financial journalists and columnists, and a former London correspondent for the Australian, has died at 56 in Brisbane.
McCullough was the long-time…
New Zealand’s Coromandel Peninsula Well Worth a Visit
“Bake in the sands of Hot Water beach, then take in the art, stunning views and craft beer of the Coromandel peninsula” says Will Macpherson in The Guardian’s Travel…
Ciaran Forsyth, Rose Escort to Ireland for Some Charming
Taranaki man Ciaran Forsyth, 26, has been chosen to escort the New Zealand Rose of Tralee to Ireland in August, the first New Zealander to be selected…
L&P – Swimming Pool
Back in the day, the place to be was the school pool. Take a trip back to your childhood, as L&P reminds you what…
Lydia Ko Becomes LPGA’s Youngest Millionaire
At just 17 years old, Lydia Ko is the youngest millionaire on the LPGA Tour, ever.
The New Zealander won the Marathon Classic in Ohio to become the youngest player…
“Bilbo Baggins Slept Here” in New Zealand
“It’s dinner and a movie … set” reports Ashley Winchester of the New York Times, who describes the Lord of the Rings guided tour as “straight out of Middle…
Living a Kiwi Life – Episode 4: Departure, Hot Water Beach and Cathedral Cove
In this episode, the couple depart Canada and land in Auckland where they buy a car and head east to Coromandel Peninsula to see…
Air NZ liberating customers, becomes top profit performer
Within the airline industry, Air New Zealand has plenty of admirers, and is now the most profitable in Australasia with expectations of a full-year pre-tax profit of at least…
Rhys Darby Antipodean Answer to Eddie Izzard – “Consistently Funny”
Rhys Darby in character as park ranger Bill Napier and Mr Adventure live in Bristol, proves “oddly, surprisingly coherent and consistently funny,” according to Telegraph reviewer Dominic Cavendish, who…
Broods – Mother & Father
Listen to Broods powerful track ‘Mother & Father’ as it steals your heart with amazing percussion and lyrics. Broods is a pop music duo…
Meringue Girl Pipes Bite-Size Treats for London’s Feast
Growing up in Auckland, co-founder of London’s Meringue Girls Stacey O’Gorman, says from a young age she has always had a passion for food. O’Gorman met Meringue…
Caribbean Island Getaway Opens Doors
Former music industry executive New Zealand-born Simon Baeyertz is co-owner of El Blok, a 22-room inn which has just opened on a small island off the eastern…
Pilot’s Exploits Inspire Music for US Dance Company
Auckland-raised award-winning composer Rosie Langabeer, 34, has been working on the music for Philadelphia dance company BalletX’s production, Sunset, o639 Hours, which was inspired by the true story of…
Aucklander Wins Washington Amateur Golf Tournament
Aucklander James Beale has won the 113th Pacific Northwest Men’s Amateur Championship in Washington on the 38th hole, defeating American Cole Madey.
Beale, who last week finished fourth in the…
Askew One Helping Transform Limerick’s Lost Walls
Auckland street artist Elliot O’Donnell, better known as Askew One, the tag he adopted at age 14, is participating in an innovative urban art project, which is…
Diver Captures Footage of Undiscovered Cave in New Zealand
A diving instructor has found an undiscovered cave half a mile underground in New Zealand, posting incredible footage of the discovery online.
Martyn Farr, 63, was diving through a 350-feet-long…
Antipodean Superheroes Cross the Bridge onto US Screens
New Zealand-made television series The Almighty Johnsons, which made its American network premiere this month, is reviewed in the Los Angeles Times and stands out according to Robert Lloyd,…
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Solitude
Part 3 of 4 of an absolutely stunning timelapse series through the always changing landscapes of New Zealand. Shot over a 4 month period…
Teenage Girl Tackling Men’s Club Rugby
A teenage girl in Southland has been allowed to play with the big boys, with April Miller, 18, taking to the field at lock in what is typically men’s…
Swing Gitan – NZ Guitarist Leigh Jackson
The New Zealand Gypsy Jazz Workshop presents Jazz guitarist Leigh Jackson from New Zealand playing “Swing Gitan” in gypsy swing jazz style. Gypsy Jazz…
New Zealand-Based Booktrack Launches Writing Contest with Hugh Howey
Booktrack, the New Zealand-based eBook soundtrack company, has partnered with best-selling author Hugh Howey and digital writing community Wattpad to launch a competition that will reward creativity in words…
New Zanada is Officially The Nicest Country In The World
BuzzFeed has compiled a list of how great two of the nicest countries in the world would be if they were put together.
The joined nation of New Zealand and…
Luther Creator up for an Emmy
Neil Cross, the Wellington-based English screenwriter and novelist figures among the Emmy nominations announced in the United States, up for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special…
Nevis Bungy Jump
Would you take a leap of faith free-falling 134m from the Nevis bungy jump in Queenstown? Take a look at a brave Sweedish tourist…
General Motors President Puts Pedal to the Metal
New Zealander Dan Ammann, 42, president of General Motors is one of the fastest drivers in the company, as reported in The Telegraph,…
Sean MacPherson Lights Up New York’s East Village
New Zealand-born New York hotelier Sean MacPherson’s new hotel The Ludlow is the sixth and largest in his growing empire of soigné, Downtown lodgings and restaurants, reports the
Kenyan Startup Backup the Internet with a BRCK
New Zealander Reg Orton, one of Nairobi-based BRCK Inc.’s co-founders, is helping to come up with new commercial products specifically designed to address African problems, namely a “backup generator…
Opera Stars Command Sydney Opera House Stage
As Otello, in Opera Australia’s “appealing revival of Verdi’s masterwork”, New Zealander Simon O’Neill cements his reputation as “one of the world’s top heldentenors, a term usually…
Flight Of The Conchords – Robots
Have a little laugh with Flight of the Conchords as they perform their song “Robots” – also known as Humans Are Dead. The song…
Reading More Online but Taking in Less, New Zealand Study
The internet is making more information available than ever before, but it’s not necessarily making us smarter, New Zealand researchers have said.
In a study titled Is Google Making Us Stupid?…
Lagerfeld’s Bride Steps out in Maternity Chanel
Maternity wear just got a whole lot chicer – and more expensive – thanks to Auckland-raised model Ashleigh Good who closed the Chanel Haute Couture show in Paris during…
Living a Kiwi Life – Episode 3: Moving to New Zealand Backstory
In this episode, explores the couple’s journey leading up to the departure from Canada, including getting visas, selling their house, telling their friends and…
